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DrRob



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My plan is to not wash the wheels and cover them up when washing the body work to avoid water getting onto discs.
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One of these days JLR will wake up to the idea of a solar charger panel instead of the glass roof panel, particularly for hybrid/ electric cars to keep the batteries topped up.
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John



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laying up

hi all

just reading your post re laying up our vehicles.
some of you mention CTEK chargers, i have a optima 6.

do i need to disconect the battery to use one of these or leave it connected?

any help appreciated.

i also put new road tax on at beging of March Sad 2011 5ltr V8 SC stornoway grey, ebony & ivory seats
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Fox889



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Leave it connected is fine.
If you have tow-bar electrics, many of use a modified plug [available shop t'shop] that that goes from the charger through the tow-bar electrics & saves wires dangling in/through the bonnet.
Optima 6, IRC, is up to 100 amp hr so you'll be fine.

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DrRob



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Re: laying up

John wrote:
hi all

just reading your post re laying up our vehicles.
some of you mention CTEK chargers, i have a optima 6.

do i need to disconect the battery to use one of these or leave it connected?

any help appreciated.

i also put new road tax on at beging of March Sad


https://www.disco4.com/shop/tow-electrics-...c-p45.html
Click on the drop down in the "charger" box. Select Optimate. Select plug choice in "Plug" - 7 or 13pin
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New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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John



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great, thanks for your reply

i was hoping i could charge through the cigaret lighter but they arnt live with the car locked.
will get the charger on tonight.
i might SORN as well 2011 5ltr V8 SC stornoway grey, ebony & ivory seats
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defender 110 SX 2.4 puma (sold)

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John



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Re: laying up

DrRob wrote:
John wrote:
hi all

just reading your post re laying up our vehicles.
some of you mention CTEK chargers, i have a optima 6.

do i need to disconect the battery to use one of these or leave it connected?

any help appreciated.

i also put new road tax on at beging of March Sad


https://www.disco4.com/shop/tow-electrics-...c-p45.html
Click on the drop down in the "charger" box. Select Optimate. Select plug choice in "Plug" - 7 or 13pin
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Fox889



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If you haven't got tow-bar electrics, there's no reason why you couldn't run a cable from the battery down to the corner of the grill & wire up you're Optima connector there, it'll be discreet enough & again, means you can charge with the vehicle locked safely.
As Dr Rob says, look on the shop. There's also a 13 pin adaptor as well, I bought one of these, really well made as well. 2012 Orkney Grey Westminster 4.4TDV8 with Ivory interior.........nice!
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John



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thanks Guys

i like the idea of running a connector to the front grill. i might do that. 2011 5ltr V8 SC stornoway grey, ebony & ivory seats
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defender 110 SX 2.4 puma (sold)

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If it is easier to connect to the rear , because you drive into the garage, rather than reversing in....
My CTEK lead is connected directly to the main battery feed to the rear fuse box.
It passes out in the corner of the lower tailgate, and is not trapped.



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V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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I was wondering given the suggestion above if I should reverse or drive into my garage Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter


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DrRob



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John wrote:
thanks Guys

i like the idea of running a connector to the front grill. i might do that.

Some of the Disco lads have their Ctek connectors from battery tucked under the back edge of the bonnet on the scuttle. They then just pull it out a little and then connect up the Ctek. The Ctek chargers come with a lead with eyelets on one end and the Ctek connector plug on the other. Another option Whistle 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Bill



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Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:
Guys just a quick note to remember...

If you wash your car? You will get rusty brakes :


Thanks , but......

I would expect them to of thought of that and somehow have a non rusting type of metal or whatever....


So if I drive thru a puddle in my driveway I’m a bit b.....d ( techinical term ) Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc

He who dies with the most toys wins...

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Alistair



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As long as you're using them, brake discs dry out & the pads remove any small amount of surface rust.

When you leave a car standing, the corrosion on the discs increases and needs to run to allow the pads to remove that surface rust.

Leave it too long & the corrosion can make it difficult to move as they discs kind of seize to the pads.

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fanders



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Trickle charging through boot cigarette power socket

I have my CTEK MXS 7.0 connected to the car via the boot cigarette power socket - seems to work fine. I think this one is live when the ignition is switched off and the car locked.

fanders

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